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Monthly Archives: March 2014
A New Paradigm for Executive Search?
Lately I’ve been researching and talking to various leaders in a number of global executive search companies. It’s no small industry either, being estimated at close to $10 billion. And at some point almost all large companies utilize executive search, whether to … Continue reading
Posted in consulting, corporate culture, Human Psychology, John R Childress, leadership, Life Skills, Organization Behavior, Personal Development, Psychology, strategy execution
Tagged leadership, courage, commitment, Steve Jobs, leadership skills, executive recruiting, global search firms, Korn Ferry, compassion, competence, active caring, global executive search companies, executive search, global search firm
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Culture By Design, Culture By the Numbers
In my executive speeches and my recent book, LEVERAGE: The CEO’s Guide to Corporate Culture, I use the case study of Zappos.com, the internet shoe and clothing retailer to illustrate the power of culture by design. If you don’t know … Continue reading
My Heroes . . .
Early in life all of us have had heroes; people, living and past, real or larger than life characters from novels or comic books. They inspired us. They provided us with role models of courage, compassion, resourcefulness, grit. Their actions … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Music, Human Psychology, John R Childress, leadership, Life Skills, parenting, Self-improvement
Tagged Albert Hall, BBC Proms, Bill Gates, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Hardy Boys, heroes, Leonard Bernstein, Lone Ranger, Marion Alsop, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Jordan, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Royal Albert Hall, Steve Jobs, the last night of The Proms, young musicians
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A Musical Life: The Four Types of Practice
I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin. Albert Einstein Being the father of a young classical violinist is, in most cases, a situation of observe quietly and don’t give advice! All … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Music, consulting, Human Psychology, John R Childress, Life Skills, parenting, Personal Development, Psychology, Self-improvement
Tagged Albert Einstein, artistic performance, Franz Liszt, Gershwin, mental practice, music lessons, musical performance, musicality, musicianship, performance, performance practice, practice, rehearsal, Rhapsody in Blue, the art of practice, young musicians
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Corporate Culture, Professionalism and the Conundrum of Subcultures
Conundrum: (noun) a confusing or difficult problem or question. In my last blog post, The Illusion of Corporate Culture, Part 2, I focused on why I believe there is no one single corporate culture in an organization, but instead culture … Continue reading
Posted in consulting, corporate culture, John R Childress, leadership, Organization Behavior, Personal Development, strategy execution
Tagged business strategy, coaching, conundrum, Corporate Culture, corporate values, feedback, global banking, International rugby, personal development, professionalism, shared values, subcultures, test rugby
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The Illusion of Corporate Culture, part 2
In my previous post, The Illusion of Corporate Culture, I put forth a heretical point of view: There is no one corporate culture. Organizations are really a collection of subcultures. If the subcultures are aligned with the overall business needs … Continue reading
Posted in consulting, corporate culture, John R Childress, leadership, Organization Behavior, strategy execution
Tagged bad culture, bank trading floor, Corporate Culture, culture change, Culture of Banking, illusion, leadership, Retail Banking, subcultures, trading desks, wealth management
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“Kip” van Winkle and Rethinking Leadership . . .
Imagine this modern twist on the old story of Rip van Winkle. The very weird day of “Kip” van Winkle, senior executive: It took Kip most of breakfast to fully wake up. After all, 50 years asleep is a rather … Continue reading
Posted in consulting, corporate culture, John R Childress, leadership, Organization Behavior, strategy execution
Tagged balanced scorecard, business improvement, Corporate Culture, EVA, executive behavior, In Search of Excellence, leadership, leadership team, lean, lean management, process improvement, reengineering, Rip van Winkle, senior executive team, senior team, six sigma, waste
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